The fourteen athletes of the AM Sports Center have brought home eleven medals
The XIX edition of the Mediterranean Games, which were held in Oran, Algeria, closed on Tuesday, July 5. The expedition of the Air Force athletes was particularly fruitful: the 14 participants returned home with a total of eleven medals, giving a a decisive contribution to the team's achievement of the first absolute place in the medal table of the games.
The Newly enlisted Aviere Selected Martina Bartolomei, in the skeet shooting specialities, won the Gold Medal in the individual category and the Bronze Medal in the mixed team category, in partnership with Gabriele Rossetti (Police).
In badminton, Head coach Fabio Caponio wins a bronze medal in the men's doubles, In a pair with Giovanni Toti (EI), they were defeated in the semi-final after a tough battle against the Spaniards Luis Enrique Penalver Pereira and Pablo Abian Vicen, losing 1-2. In the individual singles, unfortunately Caponio was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the Slovenian Krapez 1-2.
Light athletics also brings us two medals: Leading Aircraftwoman Johanelis Herrera Abreu, last member of the women's relay team 4×100, wins the Gold Medal with 43″68. mA bronze medal for Aviere Scelto Ludovica Cavalli in the 1,500m. The fresh Italian Champion of the A.M. closed the event with 4’13’37, only 34 centiseconds behind the first placed athlete and 28 from the second. Good 5th place for First Pick Martina Merlo in the 3.000m hurdles with 9’38″84 (second fastest time in her career, just over a second from the personal record achieved in Nice in 2021), while 1st Pick Marco Fassinotti places no further than 2.19 in the high jump, which ranks him seventh; 5th place for First Pick Roberto Orlando in the javelin throw.
In fencing, Bronze Medal for Aviere head Rebecca Gargano in the women's individual sabre. In the men's sword, bronze medal for First Chief Aviere Matteo Tagliariol. The Olympic champion in Beijing 2008 and silver medalist at the Mediterranean Games 2009, loses in the semi-final 10 - 15 in the all-blue clash against Valerio Cuomo, winning bronze in the consolation final.
In archery, the Gold medal go To Aviere Chosen by Federico Musolesi, who beat Olympic champion Gazoz Mete 6-4 in the final. In the semi-final, Federico Musolesi had defeated Mauro Nespoli in a derby all-Italian, which ended 6-2. The First Astronaut Chosen: Mauro Nespoli He nevertheless took away the satisfaction of winning the Bronze medal in the individual competition and Silver medal in the mixed team competition in partnership with Lucilla Boari (Fiamme Oro).
The vice world champion concludes the medal haul, Primo Aviere Marco Lodadio, who wins the silver medal in the general team competition in artistic gymnastics, 4th place for him in the rings (14,600) in the final of the specialty. The men's artistic gymnastics team composed of Marco Lodadio, Nicola Bartolini, Lay Giannini, Matteo Levantesi and Lorenzo Casali placed second behind Turkey (251.25) with a score of 246.1. France came in third with 242.9 points.
In table tennis, First Head Coach Mihai Bobocica fails to advance beyond the quarterfinals, both in the team tournament and in the individual competition, being eliminated in both tournaments by the Spaniards.
